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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Ferdinand (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Ferdinand. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Ferdinand is located in Idaho County.

To see how the shape of Idaho's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Idaho County: Adams, Clearwater, Lemhi, Lewis, Nez Perce, Valley, Missoula (MT), Ravalli (MT) & Wallowa (OR).

Below are the counties that are near Ferdinand. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Ferdinand:

  • Idaho County     (The home county of Ferdinand)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
    • Greencreek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Greencreek is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greencreek
    • Cottonwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Keuterville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fenn
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Boles
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Boles is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boles
    • East Kamiah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • East Kamiah is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Kamiah
    • Kamiah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Kooskia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Stites
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Grangeville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Idaho
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
    • Big Cedar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Big Cedar is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
    • Copperville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Copperville is located in Idaho County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperville
  • Clearwater County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
    • Greer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Greer is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer
    • Orofino
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ahsahka
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Weippe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Teakean
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
  • Lewis County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
    • Craigmont
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Nezperce
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Winchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Reubens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Reubens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reubens
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
    • Ruebens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Ruebens is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruebens
    • Slickpoo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Slickpoo is located in Lewis County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slickpoo
  • Nez Perce County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.
    • Chesley ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Chesley is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesley
    • Culdesac
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Peck
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <1>
    • Waha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Waha is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
    • Sweetwater
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Sweetwater is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Lenore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Lapwai
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Lapwai is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapwai
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapwai <1>
    • Cavendish
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
    • Cherrylane
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cherrylane is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrylane
    • Spalding
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • North Lapwai
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Ferdinand, see our County-by-County Page for Ferdinand.

Cemeteries Near Ferdinand ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ferdinand.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Ferdinand - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Ferdinand covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.

  • St. Maurus Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Meadow Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Morrow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cottonwood Catholic Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood Community Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Craigmont Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • St. Anthony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Nezperce City Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fletcher Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Coldsprings Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (53 more) ...
    • Denver Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Winona Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Zion Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>

While we didn't find Ferdinand in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ferdinand.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Ferdinand, with the one closest to Ferdinand listed first.

  • Cottonwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kooskia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Grangeville
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Idaho
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mount Idaho is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Idaho
  • Waha
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Waha is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waha
  • Clearwater
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Clearwater is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
  • White Bird
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Glenwood
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Glenwood is located in Idaho County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Ferdinand. See our List of 1890's Communities around Ferdinand.

Newspapers Published in Ferdinand ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 20 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ferdinand.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ferdinand, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ferdinand.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Ferdinand:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ferdinand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ferdinand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.